Gary Neal in the doghouse?

[romsho]

Gary Neal played about a minute in the Cleveland game, got yanked, and then was lit into by Pop at the end of the bench. I believe some of the words used were "selfish M'fer" and "not gonna put up with this bull ." Of course he was done for the night, and got a DNP against Golden State last night. Didn't hear anything about an injury...the way De Colo plays defense and his all around performance the last 2 games, makes you wonder if those were Gary Neal's last regular rotation minutes.

[Seventyniner]

Neal's shot selection has always ranged from aggressive all the way to Jordan Crawford/Nick Young chuckery. It can be helpful if the team is in an offensive rut and needs a boost, but it hurts ball movement and obviously hurts the defense.

You might very well be right about Neal losing his spot in the rotation. If he can't even get minutes with Parker out, it's hard to see him being one of the 8 or 9 players Pop uses in the playoffs.

Also, were you or someone you know sitting near the bench? I'm wondering if those were the exact words used. If so, I'm surprised Pop waited this long. It's not like Neal has suddenly started chucking more.

[romsho]

My brother was sitting a few feet from the end of the bench. Called me after the game and the 1st thing he mentioned was the tirade. Said he hadn't seen Pop let someone have it to that extent in quite some time.

[Spur|n|Austin]

My brother was sitting a few feet from the end of the bench. Called me after the game and the 1st thing he mentioned was the tirade. Said he hadn't seen Pop let someone have it to that extent in quite some time.

Good, he deserved it in my opinion. Right before he got pulled he played two series' of the worst D I've seen from anyone on the team all season.

[Seventyniner]

My brother was sitting a few feet from the end of the bench. Called me after the game and the 1st thing he mentioned was the tirade. Said he hadn't seen Pop let someone have it to that extent in quite some time.

Wow. That makes me wonder how long Neal's stay in the doghouse will last. It could be a while.

Thanks for the inside scoop.

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Me? I fervently hope Neal metastasis.

tee, hee.

[Dex]

Good. Neal to me is one of those fools gold players, ala HWSNBN.

Sure, it's exciting whenever he is knocking down threes, but the rest of his game detracts from the team too much to make that worth it. Terrible of defense. Can't run the offense. Takes bad shots. Kills the ball movement. Can't finish around the rim.

He's usually too busy trying to jump start his game to play within the system, and that is something that the team simply can't afford. Especially when he is injured and can't even do the one thing he is out there to do well (shoot). The Spurs don't need a guy who is going to bring the ball across halfcourt and shoot a 30-footer with nobody on the boards just because he feels he has the green light.

Shut him down, let the foot heal, and we'll see about next season IMO.

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^Just don't trade him. Then I'd be alone with a rapist. Right now I got you humps right next to me. It's kinda cozy each of us with a sexual predator, Dex.

tee, hee.

[Chomag]

Roger Mason 2.0 tbh. We could blame it some on injuries but if I remember correctly Mason had an injured hand in his final Spurs season. Another of Pop's PG experiment ruining a player per par. I don't want to be completely negative but just wish the Damn man would play his players in their correct positions.

[TE]

Thank god tbh. The mfker would be vying for the backup pg. Imagine if we were in that predicament.

[tenbeersbold]

LOL..all you haters...

Neal a guy who makes chump change and can create his own shot(a rarity on this team btw)

We're gonna need Neal come p/o time,dude rises to the occasion w/ big shots

Remember that last Mavs game where they were catching up and Dirk nailed that 3 to throw the Mavs momentum into overdrive????

Neal calmly stepped up and answered w/ his own dagger 3 on the next play
You could see the momentum smacked right off of Dirks face

Spurs gonna need them cojones in a close game or two in the PO's

Book it!

[TE]

^Just don't trade him. Then I'd be alone with a rapist. Right now I got you humps right next to me. It's kinda cozy each of us with a sexual predator, Dex.

tee, hee.

You're one weird deranged mfker.

[superjames1992]

Gary Neal played about a minute in the Cleveland game, got yanked, and then was lit into by Pop at the end of the bench. I believe some of the words used were "selfish M'fer" and "not gonna put up with this bull ." Of course he was done for the night, and got a DNP against Golden State last night. Didn't hear anything about an injury...the way De Colo plays defense and his all around performance the last 2 games, makes you wonder if those were Gary Neal's last regular rotation minutes.

Glad to see the Hero there, tbh. Hope he stays there for the Playoffs. We've got enough shooting guards. We need a real PG.

[superjames1992]

LOL..all you haters...

Neal a guy who makes chump change and can create his own shot(a rarity on this team btw)

We're gonna need Neal come p/o time,dude rises to the occasion w/ big shots

Remember that last Mavs game where they were catching up and Dirk nailed that 3 to throw the Mavs momentum into overdrive????

Neal calmly stepped up and answered w/ his own dagger 3 on the next play
You could see the momentum smacked right off of Dirks face

Spurs gonna need them cojones in a close game or two in the PO's

Book it!

LOL...

[Ice009]

Can anyone else confirm this?

[Thread]

You're one weird deranged mfker.

It's mortifying when you have one of your own like Neal, eh? It was fun for ya's when only we had one. Then Poop took him in. Now you'd like to just forget about Neal's rape.

Uh, uh.

[Fireball]

LOL..all you haters...

Neal a guy who makes chump change and can create his own shot(a rarity on this team btw)

We're gonna need Neal come p/o time,dude rises to the occasion w/ big shots

Remember that last Mavs game where they were catching up and Dirk nailed that 3 to throw the Mavs momentum into overdrive????

Neal calmly stepped up and answered w/ his own dagger 3 on the next play
You could see the momentum smacked right off of Dirks face

Spurs gonna need them cojones in a close game or two in the PO's

Book it!

These are fair points, but everybody has to acknowledge that his offensive game so far this season is not on par with his first two seasons. He started the season better defensively, but that production has dropped. This has to be related to his plantar fasciatis, which will not go away this season I guess. We all saw what plantar fasciatis did to a guy like Tony Parker a few years ago. No surprise Neal is struggling as well ...

[Thread]

I remember last season I offered Bynum for Neal & Splitter. Give you guys a break + unite the rapists.

tee, hee.

[Darius Bieber]

I think he can still hit clutch shots. Remember (even though it really didn't matter in the end...):

[RD2191]

I think he can still hit clutch shots. Remember (even though it really didn't matter in the end...):

omg will you fukin clowns get over it. he hit 1 fluke shot in the playoffs. what has he done since???

[2centsworth]

I absolutely love Neal's Jumpshot and fearlessness, the an hesis of Richard Jefferson. His problem is his "D" stinks and tries to overcompensate by shooting more.

[Sean Cagney]

Good, he deserved it in my opinion. Right before he got pulled he played two series' of the worst D I've seen from anyone on the team all season.

YEP, his D is atrocious and he is not a good backup PG at all so let him have it POP! Then again it's POPS fault he plays PG anyways so maybe Pop should let himself have it at times.

He is horrible at D though.

I absolutely love Neal's Jumpshot and fearlessness, the an hesis of Richard Jefferson. His problem is his "D" stinks and tries to overcompensate by shooting more.

I don't like it when he is 28 feet out or so and chucks up a god awful shot out of the flow of the offense, which happens often.

omg will you fukin clowns get over it. he hit 1 fluke shot in the playoffs. what has he done since???

I agree, good lord is that all they can ever post to prove he is clutch and belongs out there? I have seen this shot over and over from fans in here as to atleast he is clutch. He hit a big shot to tie up LAC too and we won the game last year (Off Chris Pauls bonehead TO), but other than that he is no Horry or even KERR in folklore here for GODS sakes.

[Brunodf]

I hope so

[Darius Bieber]

omg will you fukin clowns get over it. he hit 1 fluke shot in the playoffs. what has he done since???

[romsho]

I would imagine we'll see Gary Neal again before long, but maybe more as a spark off the bench in the right matchup. Even when healthy, he's mis-cast as a point guard. You just never know with Pop...I was surprised how many minutes he got against OKC. When he's on, hard to think of a better stroke. Clutch too. Hopefully he's got thick skin and stays ready.